Department of Chemical and Materials Science Engineering Seminar Series

Michael Chen

Michael Chen is an independent postdoctoral fellow in the Simons Center for Computational Physical Chemistry at New York University. He received his Bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and computer science from UC Berkeley before going on to conduct his PhD in chemistry at Stanford University where he was a fellow in the Center for Molecular Analysis and Design and received the Centennial Teaching Assistant Award.

Shengli Jiang, Princeton University

Dr. Shengli Jiang is a postdoctoral associate at Princeton University, working with Professor Michael Webb to integrate simulation and machine learning for polymer design. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the supervision of Professor Victor Zavala, focusing on machine learning applications in sensor design, solvent systems, electrochemistry, and sustainability. He earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego, where he worked with Professor Zheng Chen on lithium-ion battery cathode design.

Syed Z. Islam, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Dr. Syed Z. Islam is a Staff Scientist in the Chemical Sciences Division at the U.S Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). He joined ORNI in 2018 after completing postdoctoral training at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Islam earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kentucky (2017), M.S. from North Carolina A&T State University, and B.S. from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Dr.

Ni Su, Department of Biomedical Engineering, UKY